Eye on London - 50 ideas for things to do in London during Halloween half term
- Monday October 24th 2016
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London from the inside Monday 24th - Sunday 30th October 2016
Here’s 50 ideas for things to do in London during Halloween half term this week (and they’re not all just for kids)…
1. Come and see us for pumpkin themed activities at The Coca-Cola London Eye (of course!)
2. Watch Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake’s new DreamWorks movie ‘Trolls’ at the cinema
3. Then go to see the Trolls Takeover and meet Poppy and Branch at Shrek’s Adventure!
4. Go to the Family Arts Festival that has events throughout London for the whole of October
5. Play a round at the Junkyard Golf Club
6. Munch on the offers that are part of the London Restaurant Festival
7. Pick your own pumpkin at Foxes Farm
8. Visit the Whispering Gallery in St Paul’s Cathedral
9. Go on a football stadium tour (we wouldn’t dare suggest which one!)
10. See King Lear at The Old Vic
11. Take a bottle of your favourite alcohol to BYOC
12. Rock out to PJ Harvey at O2 Academy Brixton on Sunday
13. Walk from the Thames Barrier to Greenwich
14. Explore the boutique shops and restaurants in Gabriel’s Wharf
15. Go to Spitalfields City Farm
16. Survive the Witch Hunt at the home of Halloween - the London Dungeon
17. Take a spin at Herne Hill outdoor velodrome
18. Pick a park that you haven’t been to and go explore
19. Visit Neasden Temple
20. Watch The National Theatre’s acclaimed The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
21. Take a Santander Cycle (it just doesn’t have the same ring as ‘Boris Bike does it?) and see the city on two wheels
22. See the Spooky Seas at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium
23. Have afternoon tea with free flowing bubbles or ale in the Library Lounge at the London Marriott Hotel County Hall
24. Kick the leaves in Ruislip Woods
25. Take your pooch to the All Dogs Matter Halloween Walk and Show on Sunday
26. Be entertained at the Continental Circus Berlin on Ealing Common
27. Bird watch at The London Wetland Centre
28. Run 2k, 5k or 10k at the Trick or Treat Run on Sunday in Richmond Park
29. Get your hands on Bieber at Madame Tussauds
30. Confront the dinosaurs at Crystal Palace Park
31. Play at the Draughts - Board Game Cafe in Hackney
32. Sit back at the BFI Southbank for Black Star season
33. Browse and buy at Tottenham Green Market that’s now there every Sunday 11am-4pm
34. Battle it out at Lip Sync Ldn on Thursday in the Queen of Hoxton
35. Be amazed and/or perplexed at the Turner Prize Exhibition
36. Party like it’s Halloween at ‘From the Grave’ at Pop Brixton on Saturday
37. Go on an ‘immersive journey of self-discovery’ at Rooms curated by FKA Twigs
38. Get wet at Lee Valley White Water Centre
39. Scrub up on The Savile Row Tour
40. Fill your belly at The Southbank Centre Food Market every Friday to Sunday
41. Take a sightseeing cruise on the Thames
42. Watch the street artists in Covent Garden
43. Start your Christmas shopping at Mayfair’s Burlington Arcade which was Britain’s first shopping arcade
44. Climb Monument
45. Take cover at James Smith & Sons umbrella shop, New Oxford Street
46. Drink wine at Gordon’s Wine Bar, Embankment
47. Try one (or more) of the 100 cereals, 30 milks and 20 toppings at the Cereal Killer Cafe
48. Find out about rights and rebels in an alternative look at Parliament on Friday night at Museums Night in the Houses of Parliament
49. Have a snip or a shave at the world’s oldest barber shop Truefitt and Hill, St. James’s
50. And… put your clocks back at 2am on Sunday and get an extra hour in bed!
EYE ON… HILLINGDON
There are 32 capsules on The Coca-Cola London Eye, representing the 32 London boroughs, so each week we explore a different London borough.
It’s Diwali on Sunday and one community in particular will be busy… Southall in Hillingdon aka ‘Little India’. Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights and is observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists. Head to Southall to soak up the Asian hussle and bussle, get a henna tattoo, shop for fabric and bangles, pick up some street samosas and jalebis (sweets) and tuck into some amazing veggie curries.
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, on Havelock Road, Southall is one of the largest Sikh Temples outside India and welcomes visitors.
ON THIS DAY… 24th October 2003
Concorde made its last ever commercial passenger flight. It took 100 celebrities from New York to Heathrow airport.
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